Author: rachelprill

Experience with Autocorrect

Two months ago, my sister and I wanted to go ice skating. I looked up the information for a skating rink on my computer and texted my sister. I meant to tell her “It is $10 for adults and $7 to rent skates.” Little did I realize that autocorrect changed the word “skate” to “slave.” […]

What I Did #5

What I did: I changed the photos on my slider: I removed the first two pictures, replaced them, and used colored pictures (not black and white). I also deleted the original image on my About page. And I added the tagline “Adventure is out there.” Afterwards, I made a Gallery page and made it a […]

Peer Review

What I Heard in Peer Review: I completed my blog posts, About page, and placeholders for the projects. I had a clean design that was easy to navigate.  However, I should give the Daily Posts page its own tab (not a sub category), complete my Site Information page, and add more widgets. What I Need […]

What I Did #5

What I did: I changed the the photos on my slider: I removed the first two pictures, replaced them, and used colored pictures (not black and white). I also deleted the original image on my About page. And I added the tagline “Adventure is out there.” Why I did it:  For my slider photos, I […]

What I Did #4

What I did: I edited my About, Projects, and Site Info page. On each page, I chose a photo and set it as the the Featured Image. I had to pick and edit all of these photos. Then I went onto Customize tab and selected these pages to create a slider. It took a long […]

Multimodal Dig

Ten Multimodal texts: 1) Sounder by William H. Armstrong—V, L, S, G 2) Neon pink frizbee with “FoxRidge” in white text—V, L, S 3) Tide To Go stick—V, L, S 4) Black mug with “Shawnee” horse and blue text—V, L, S, G 5) Burt’s Bees chapstick—V, L, S 6) Turquoise agenda with gold lettering—V, L, […]

What I Did #3

What I did: I moved my Daily Posts page from the Site Info tab to the Projects tab. Then I changed the size of my picture on the Home tab. I also added content and a picture to my About page. Why I did it: I moved my Daily Posts from the Site Info tab. […]

What I Did #2

What I did: First, I chose a theme for my site. Then I created several new pages—Projects, Site Info, Interrogate an Interface, Remix a Story, and Completion Report.  I added these pages, along with Home and About to my menu. Then I put Interrogate an Interface, Remix a Story, and Completion Report as subsections in […]

What I Did #1

What I did: I created my very first blog on WordPress. I named my blog “ENGL 3844 Blog.” I also made changes in the “Settings” tab. Specifically, I changed the timezone and the email settings. In the future, I plan to work on my blog’s appearance. Why I did it: Clearly, I created the blog […]